Green Wedding

Some of you may know that my Mum is getting married in March. Of course, this means that for the next couple of months, I get to play wedding planner. We have already made several trips to Michaels to get dried flowers, vases, arches, invitations etc. Yesterday, we found these dark green pearl beads (my Mum will be wearing a dark green mermaid dress and they match PERFECTLY). My Mum had already bought some jewelry but honestly, it looked cheap and a bit tacky. To remedy this, we bought the green pearls and I told her to just let me at 'em. :)

I figured I'd give her two options. One is a chandelier style and the other is a long chain. They are both unfinished (didn't want to put too much work into till we picked a style). I showed them to my Mum today and we're going to go with the long chain version - which is the one I liked best, so yay! Now I need to finish the earrings and start on the necklace/bracelet. I will be sure to post a photo of the final product!

Style with Substance

I got a special treat this weekend when Andrew took me to Lucid and told me to pick out whatever I wanted as a (late) Christmas present. Now, if you haven't been to Lucid - you simply must fix that. They're located on Commercial Street, across from Serious Coffee, and they sell everything from Toms shoes to American Apparel gear. They also sell Sitka hoodies...which was my pick.Very comfy and it has a tree on it. For those that know me, you know that trees are one of my favouritest things ever. :)

On top of all of these wonderful things, they also sell Namasté Living jewelry! Yup, they have earrings, bracelets, and a couple of necklaces so be sure to drop in, say hi to Fred and Skippy, and check out the goods!

Handmade Pledge

Ah, Christmas. The word has practically become synonymous with consumerism. The malls are busier - even though they are open later. Heck, Wal-Mart is open 24 hours over December. Everyone is fighting over the "perfect" gift and we're tricked into thinking that the better gift is the more expensive one.

I don't mean to sound like a grinch, but there is an alternative to all this big-box consumption: handmade! I love handmade gifts. They are so much more thoughtful and meaningful (not to mention unique)! And, if a piece of jewelry from Namaste isn't for you, there are a lot of other great options like Etsy!

If you're like me and you want to battle the negative connotations associated with Christmas, take the handmade pledge.

Shades of Green

Hello and welcome to my new blog!
The purpose of this blog is to entertain, educate and inform! Namasté Living is something I started two years ago. I create unique handcrafted jewelry inspired by the West Coast, India, Tibet, Nature and YOU! :)

I sell mostly online and at craft fairs and farmers markets. But I also have jewelry in some Vancouver Island stores - Tranceformations Tattoo & Piercing, Scrapbook Parade and Shades of Green. In fact, I just dropped off some new pieces to Shades of Green (located in Parksville, BC) the other day. If you see something you like, be sure to drop in. It's a great store full of sustainably made and Fair Trade clothing, eco friendly bath linens, safe cleaning products, natural baby essentials, Soy & Beeswax candles and so much more....

Check out the new Namasté creations that they are carrying!